nejm-figures-tables
Use to build NEJM clinical display items correctly — Table 1 baseline characteristics by group (with standardized differences, not P values), Kaplan-Meier curves with numbers-at-risk, forest plots for subgroups and meta-analyses, and the CONSORT participant flow diagram.
Profile →npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills --skill nejm-figures-tables --agent claude-code
Same command for any agent — swap --agent for codex, cursor, copilot.
Weekly change comes from our own snapshots, not the repository page — it measures attention, not adoption.
# Clinical Display Items (nejm-figures-tables) ## When to trigger - Table 1 reports P values comparing randomized groups (current guidance discourages this). - A Kaplan–Meier plot has no numbers-at-risk row. - Subgroup results are in text rather than a forest plot. - The RCT lacks a CONSORT flow diagram, or its denominators don't reconcile. ## Table 1 — baseline characteristics by group Table 1 describes the **baseline characteristics of the enrolled population, by group**. - Columns are the randomized/study groups (and often an overall column); rows are characteristics (demographics, key clinical variables, disease severity). - **Do not report P values comparing baseline characteristics in a randomized trial** — by design, baseline differences are due to chance. Current guidance is to report **standardized differences** if balance must be summarized. - Report continuous variables as mean (SD) or median (IQR) per the distribution; categorical as n (%). - Denominators must match the analysis populations and the CONSORT flow diagram. ## Kaplan–Meier curves (time-to-event) - Show the survival/event curves per group over the follow-up period. - **A numbers-at-risk row beneath the time
- When to trigger
- Table 1 — baseline characteristics by group
- Kaplan–Meier curves (time-to-event)
- Forest plots (subgroups & meta-analyses)
- CONSORT participant flow diagram (RCTs)
- Figure specifications
- Display-item budget and placement
- Worked micro-example — one Table 1 row (before → after)
- Output format
- Anti-patterns
What does the nejm-figures-tables skill do?
Use to build NEJM clinical display items correctly — Table 1 baseline characteristics by group (with standardized differences, not P values), Kaplan-Meier curves with numbers-at-risk, forest plots for subgroups and meta-analyses, and the CONSORT participant flow diagram.
How do I install it?
Run `npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills --skill nejm-figures-tables --agent claude-code` — it drops the skill into your project so the agent can pick it up. Swap the --agent value for codex, cursor or copilot if you use one of those.
Where does this skill come from?
From brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills, a repository with 984 stars. We read it straight from the repository tree rather than a submitted listing, so what you see here is what is actually published.
Is a popular skill a good skill?
Not necessarily. Stars measure attention, not adoption — a repository can trend for a week and be abandoned. That is why we show the weekly change from our own snapshots next to the total, instead of a single flattering number.